UCLA hit just eight home runs in 2014, and it took until the 13th game for the Bruins to get their first. UCLA was not alone in drawing on a power surge that jolted college baseball during the season's opening weekend. Florida and Georgia each hit six in three games, with Gators cleanup man Harrison Bader's three homers surpassing his total of two in 44 games last season. The Atlantic Coast Conference had 27 homers on the opening weekend, compared with 11 last year, and the Pac-12 had 20, compared with 10 in 2014.
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